Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DRU-810A Sony
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Operating I nstructions DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Cover © 2005 Sony Co rporation 2-651-062- 11 (1) 4E.B5U02.021 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD/CD Rewritable Drive E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB00COV.
2 masterpage:Left DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB01REG.fm Safety Regulations WARNING You are caut ioned that any chang es or modifi cations not expressly approved i n this manua l could vo id your authorit y to operat e this equi pment.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 3 E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB01REG.fm The DRU-810A is classified as a CLASS 1 LASE R PRODUCT. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located at the bo ttom of the enclosure. Bei diesem DRU-8 10A handelt es si ch um ein Laser-Prod ukt der Kla sse 1.
4 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB02COV1TOC.fm Table of Contents Safety Regulations .................. ........ 2 Compliance Statements ............... ... 3 Introduction Unpacking the Pack age Contents .
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 5 E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB03REG.fm • is a tradem ark of Sony Cor porat ion. • Pentium is a registr ated trademark of Intel Corporatio n. • Micr osof t, MS, MS-DO S and Window s are r egis tered tra demar ks of Mi cros oft C orpora tion .
6 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm B Intro ducti on Unpacking the Package Conten ts Please veri fy that the packa ge contain s the following when unp acking. If any of these item s appear to be missing and/o r damaged , please co ntact your dealer.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 7 Introduct ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm System Requiremen ts The d rive sh ould be u sed wit h a sys tem th at meets the fo llowing requi rements 1) . ❑ PC/AT-co mpatible computer ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher (with Nero Vision Express: P entium 4, 1.
8 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm Part Names and Functions Front Pa nel Rear Panel.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 9 Introduct ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm A Disc tray Insert discs here, label side up. Hint When you in ser t a dis c into the d rive, make sure tha t it is under the f our pi ns.
10 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm B Setup Setting up the Drive The installation and setup procedures outlined below assume that y ou are using a standard computer.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 11 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 2 Determin e whic h co nnection method yo u want to use , and then adjust th e jump er. Depen ding on w hethe r you wa nt to conne ct the dr ive as M ASTER or SLA VE, place the jumper o n the pin s, as illustra ted belo w.
12 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 3 Connect the cabl es. • Connect an unused power conn ector from the co mputer’s powe r supply to the DC in put (p ower inp ut) conne ctor of the dr ive.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 13 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 4 Install the dr ive in to a 5 -inch drive b ay with the su pplied s crews. 5 Replace the com puter co ver, and then r econnec t the power cable to the outlet.
14 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 7 Insert the suppli ed softwar e disc i nto the dr ive, and then in stall the softwar e on the di sc. Follow t he instruction s on the sc reen to comp lete the i nstallation.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 15 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Appropriate Jumper Settings Depending on the settings of your computer, use one of the following configurations. Hint Your compu ter has two IDE connectors: a primary and a secondary c onnecto r.
16 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Instal ling t he D VD/CD r ewritab le dr ive as a s econd drive Secondary IDE connector Prima ry IDE connector 2 nd dri ve Place th e jumper in the MASTER position.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 17 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Install ing the DVD/CD rew ritab le drive a s a th ird driv e Secondary IDE conne ctor Prim ary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position.
18 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Instal ling the D VD/CD r ewritab le d rive as a fo urth drive Secondary IDE conn ector Prima ry IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 19 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm B Operati on Using th e Dri ve Use the supplied software to create discs and play back DVDs. Refer to the documentation of each software for details about th eir operation.
20 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Using sof tware other than the supplied softw are (such as generic software , shareware, or freewa.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 21 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Comp atibl e Disc s The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD 1) Writing sp eed suppor ted b y the dr ive. Depe nding on your soft ware an d media , this speed may vary.
22 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm CD 1) Writing speed supp orted by the dri ve. Dep ending on yo ur soft ware and media, thi s speed may vary. For more det ails on writing spee d by disc type, access the use r support web site (se e page 34).
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 23 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm We rec ommen d that yo u on ly use dis cs for which operati on has b een guaranteed.
24 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table below to find t he type of dis c that m atche s what yo u want to do.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 25 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Writable CDs and compat ibility The drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW discs, when used with writing software.
26 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm About playback/readin g compatibility in CDs CD-R and CD-RW discs created with the drive can be read on most CD-ROM drives. However, some older CD-ROM drives cannot read CD-RW discs.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 27 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics betwee n various .
28 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Precautions on Wr iting/Playing Discs Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you m ust use the appropriate type of dis c.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 29 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Copy contr olled CDs This pr oduct i s desig ned to play bac k discs conform ing to th e compa ct disc (CD) standard. Audio CDs encoded with copyright p rotection technology are now marketed by various record compan ies.
30 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Maximi zing Pe rforma nce Make sure t hat you use Hi gh Spee d dis cs for w hich t his o perat ion has been certified by Sony. For the latest information about these discs, visit the user supp ort Web sit e.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 31 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm B Miscella neous Precautions for Use Operation and storage co nditions Avoi d using or sto ring the driv e in a hot or humi d locat ion, or w here i t migh t be s ubject to se vere vi bration or dire ct sunl ight.
32 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Specification s Compatible discs Read Write (max.) (max.) DVD+R 1 6 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R (4 × )1 6 × -CAV 4 × DVD+R (8 × )1 6 × -CAV 8 × -PCAV DVD+R (16 × )1 6 × -CAV 16 × -CAV DVD+R Double Layer 12 × -CAV 2.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 33 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Interface Drive int erface ATAPI (EIDE) compliant Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number (Inq uiry) SONY DVD RW DRU-810A Design and specificatio ns are subject t o change without noti ce.
34 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Support Overview If you hav e probl ems with the drive, or are unsure of a proc edure or some other deta ils, please co ntact yo ur Sony cus tomer su pport center.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 35 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Technical Suppor t Pleas e consult th e above sou rces before calling with questions a bout us ing this product, o r with technic al questio ns about the drive or the su pplied softwa re.
DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB08BCO.fm Sony Corporation Printed in China.
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